EDINGTON v. STATE

No. 5258.

418 S.W.2d 637 (1967)

243 Ark. 10

Johnny EDINGTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied October 16, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Sparks and Paul K. Roberts, Warren, for appellant.

Joe Purcell, Atty. Gen., Don Langston, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


BROWN, Justice.

Johnny Edington was adjudged guilty of voluntary manslaughter. The first of two points advanced for reversal is that the court should have held appellant Edington's "confession" inadmissible. The facts incident to this contention are brief.

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